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Arkansas General Assembly
Arkansas General Assembly
	91st Arkansas General Assembly
Type
Type	; Bicameral
Houses	; Senate; House of Representatives;
History
Founded	February 7, 1820; (198 years ago) (1820-02-07);
New session started	January 9, 2017
Leadership
President of the Senate &; Lieutenant Governor	; Tim Griffin (R) ; Since January 13, 2015
President pro tempore of the Senate	; Jonathan Dismang (R) ; Since January 15, 2013
Speaker of the House	; Jeremy Gillam (R) ; Since January 8, 2015
Seats	135 voting members; ; 35 senators; ; 100 representatives; ; ;
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2016
Next election	November 6, 2018
Meeting place
	; Arkansas State Capitol; Little Rock, Arkansas, United States;
Website
	www.arkleg.state.ar.us

The Arkansas General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Arkansas Senate with 35 members, and the lower Arkansas House of Representatives with 100 members. All 135 representatives and state senators represent an equal amount of constituent districts. The General Assembly convenes on the second Monday of every other year. A session lasts for 60 days unless the legislature votes to extend it. The Governor of Arkansas can issue a "call" for a special session during the interims between regular sessions. The General Assembly meets at the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock.

History

The Arkansas General Assembly is authorized by the Arkansas Constitution, which is the state's fifth constitution. The first was constitution was ratified on January 30, 1836, and the current constitution was adopted in 1874.^[1] The constitution has also been amended throughout the state's history since 1874.^[1]

Originally, legislators met biennially, but today meet annually.^[2]

In 1922, Frances Hunt became the first woman elected to a seat in the Arkansas General Assembly when she was elected to a seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives.^[3]

Powers and process

The Arkansas General Assembly is responsible for making and amending the laws of Arkansas. The legislative process is similar to that of other state legislatures in the United States. Bills undergo committee review and three readings on the floor of each house of the legislature. The governor has veto power, but a simple majority of both houses of the legislature can override that veto.^[4]

Legislators also select 20 state representatives and 16 state senators to serve on the Arkansas Legislative Council, which oversees the Bureau of Legislative Research and acts as an organizing committee for the legislature.^[2]

Terms and term limits

Amendment 73 of the Arkansas Constitution, approved by voters in the 1992 state general elections, set term limits for Representatives and Senators. Representatives were limited to three two-year terms (six years); Senators were limited to two four-year terms (eight years). (Amendment 73 also set term limits for U.S. Senators and Representatives. That part of the Amendment was found unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court in U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton. Section 4 of the Amendment included a severability clause so the remainder of the amendment remained in force.) This was largely obviated by Amendment 94 of 2014, which extended the total years that could be served to 16, in any combination of House and Senate seats.

References

^ ^a^b Arkansas General Assembly, Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture (accessed April 28, 2013)

^ ^a^b Arkansas Legislative Council, Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture (accessed April 28, 2013)

^ "Women". The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Arkansas: The Central Arkansas Library System. 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

^ http://www.nga.org/files/live/sites/NGA/files/pdf/BOSTable3.16.pdf

External links

Official website

Coordinates: 34°44′48″N 92°17′21″W / 34.7467387°N 92.2892220°W / 34.7467387; -92.2892220

[aga-1] Arkansas General Assembly, Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture (accessed April 28, 2013)

[arklegcouncil-2] Arkansas Legislative Council, Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture (accessed April 28, 2013)

[The_Encyclopedia_of_Arkansas_History_&_Culture-3] "Women". The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Arkansas: The Central Arkansas Library System. 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

[4] ttp://www.nga.org/files/live/sites/NGA/files/pdf/BOSTable3.16.pdf

v t e State of Arkansas
Little Rock (capital)
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Regions	Arkansas River Valley Ark-La-Tex Bayou Bartholomew Boston Mountains Central Arkansas Crowley's Ridge Delta Four State Area Mississippi Alluvial Plain New Madrid Seismic Zone Northwest Arkansas Ouachita Mountains Ozarks Piney Woods South Arkansas Timberlands
Metros	Central Arkansas Northwest Arkansas Fort Smith Texarkana Jonesboro Pine Bluff Hot Springs Tri-State
Largest cities	Little Rock Fort Smith Fayetteville Springdale Jonesboro North Little Rock Conway Rogers Pine Bluff Bentonville Hot Springs Benton Texarkana Sherwood Jacksonville Russellville Bella Vista West Memphis Paragould Cabot
Counties	Arkansas Ashley Baxter Benton Boone Bradley Calhoun Carroll Chicot Clark Clay Cleburne Cleveland Columbia Conway Craighead Crawford Crittenden Cross Dallas Desha Drew Faulkner Franklin Fulton Garland Grant Greene Hempstead Hot Spring Howard Independence Izard Jackson Jefferson Johnson Lafayette Lawrence Lee Lincoln Little River Logan Lonoke Madison Marion Miller Mississippi Monroe Montgomery Nevada Newton Ouachita Perry Phillips Pike Poinsett Polk Pope Prairie Pulaski Randolph Saline Scott Searcy Sebastian Sevier Sharp St. Francis Stone Union Van Buren Washington White Woodruff Yell

v t e Members of the Arkansas Senate
91st General Assembly (2017) President of the Senate and Lieutenant Governor: Tim Griffin (R) President Pro Tempore: Jonathan Dismang (R) Majority Leader: Jim Hendren (R) Minority Leader: Keith Ingram (D)
Bart Hester (R) Jim Hendren (R) Cecile Bledsoe (R) Greg Leding (D) Bob Ballinger (R) Gary Stubblefield (R) Lance Eads (R) Mathew Pitsch (R) Terry Rice (R) Larry Teague (D) Jimmy Hickey Jr. (R) Bruce Maloch (D) Alan Clark (R) Bill Sample (R) Mark Johnson (R) Breanna Davis (R) Scott Flippo (R) Missy Irvin (R) James Sturch (R) Blake Johnson (R) John Cooper (R) David Wallace (R) Ron Caldwell (R) Keith Ingram (D) Stephanie Flowers (D) Eddie Cheatham (D) Trent Garner (R) Jonathan Dismang (R) Ricky Hill (R) Linda Chesterfield (D) Joyce Elliott (D) Will Bond (D) Kim Hammer (R) Jane English (R) Jason Rapert (R)
Republican (26) Democratic (9) Arkansas General Assembly Arkansas House of Representatives Arkansas State Senate

v t e Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives
91st General Assembly (2017) Speaker of the House: Jeremy Gillam (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Jon Eubanks (R) Majority Leader: Mathew Pitsch (R) Majority Whip: John Payton (R) Minority Leader: David Whitaker (D) Minority Whip: Charles Blake (D)
Carol Danby (R) Lane Jean (R) Danny Watson (R) DeAnn Vaught (R) David Fielding (D) Matthew Shepherd (R) Sonia Eubanks Barker (R) Jeff Wardlaw (R) LeAnne Burch (D) Mike Holcomb (R) Mark McElroy (D) Chris Richey (D) David Hillman (R) Roger Lynch (R) Ken Bragg (R) Ken Ferguson (D) Vivian Flowers (D) Richard Womack (R) Justin Gonzales (R) John Maddox (R) Marcus Richmond (R) Mickey Gates (R) Lanny Fite (R) Bruce Cozart (R) Les Warren (R) Laurie Rushing (R) Andy Mayberry (R) Kim Hammer (R) Fredrick Love (D) Fred Allen (D) Andy Davis (R) Jim Sorvillo (R) Warwick Sabin (D) John Walker (D) Clarke Tucker (D) Charles Blake (D) Eddie Armstrong (D) Carlton Wing (R) Mark Lowery (R) Douglas House (R) Karilyn Brown (R) Bob Johnson (D) Tim Lemons (R) Joe Farrer (R) Jeremy Gillam (R) Les Eaves (R) Michael John Gray (D) Reginald Murdock (D) Steve Hollowell (R) Milton Nicks (D) Deborah Ferguson (D) Dwight Tosh (R) Dan Sullivan (R) Johnny Rye (R) Monte Hodges (D) Joe Jett (R) Jimmy Gazaway (D) Brandt Smith (R) Jack Ladyman (R) Frances Cavenaugh (R) Scott Baltz (D) Michelle Gray (R) James Sturch (R) John Payton (R) Rick Beck (R) Josh Miller (R) Stephen Meeks (R) Trevor Drown (R) Aaron Pilkington (R) David Meeks (R) Kenneth Henderson (R) Stephen Magie (D) Mary Bentley (R) Jon Eubanks (R) Charlotte Douglas (R) Mathew Pitsch (R) Justin Boyd (R) George McGill (D) Gary Deffenbaugh (R) Charlene Fite (R) Bruce Coleman (R) Sarah Capp (R) David Branscum (R) Charlie Collins (R) David Whitaker (D) Greg Leding (D) Robin Lundstrum (R) Clint Penzo (R) Jeff Williams (R) Jana Della Rosa (R) Dan Douglas (R) Kim Hendren (R) Jim Dotson (R) Rebecca Petty (R) Austin McCollum (R) Grant Hodges (R) Bob Ballinger (R) Ron McNair (R) Jack Fortner (R) Nelda Speaks (R)
Republican (76) Democratic (24) Arkansas General Assembly Arkansas House of Representatives Arkansas State Senate

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References

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